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The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

Original title: the bridge on the river kwai
Production: UK, USA|161 min
Dramatic, War, Adventure
Poster of movie The Bridge on the River Kwai
british pows are forced to build a railway bridge across the river kwai for their japanese captors, not knowing that the allied forces are planning to destroy it.

Festivals and awards

Oscar 1958 - logo Oscar Best Motion Picture
Assigned to: Sam Spiegel
Oscar 1958 - logo Oscar Best Achievement in Directing
Assigned to: David Lean
Oscar 1958 - logo Oscar Best Adapted Screenplay
Assigned to: Pierre Boulle

Origin of the subject

dal libro: le pont de la rivière kwai (1952, Pierre Boulle)

Historical episodes of setting

Seconda guerra mondiale

Direction

David LeanDavid Lean: regista

Production and Screenplay

Carl Foreman: sceneggiatore
Michael G.wilson: sceneggiatore
Pierre Boulle: sceneggiatore
Sam Spiegel: produttore
Michael Wilson: sceneggiatore

Interpreters and Characters

Alec GuinnessAlec Guinness(età:43)
(tenente colonnello nicholson)
Geoffrey Horne(età:24)
(sottotenente joyce)
ManJack Hawkins(età:47)
(maggiore Warden)
Percy HerbertPercy Herbert(età:37)
(pte. grogan)
William HoldenWilliam Holden(età:39)
(Shears)
Sessue HayakawaSessue Hayakawa(età:71)
(colonnello Saito)
Harold GoodwinHarold Goodwin(età:40)
(pte. baker)
James DonaldJames Donald(età:40)
(maggiore Clipton)
Ann Sears(età:24)
(infermiera al ceylon hospital)
Keiichiro Katsumoto
(sottotenente miura)
André MorellAndré Morell(età:48)
(colonnello Green)
Peter Williams(età:42)
(capitano reeves)
Harold GoodwinHarold Goodwin(età:40)
(Baker)
Harold GoodwinHarold Goodwin(età:40)
(harold goodwin)
John Boxer
(maggiore Hughes)
Henry Okawa
(capitano Kanematsu)
Heihachirô Ôkawa(età:52)
(capitano Kanematsu)
M.r.b. Chakrabandhu
(yai)
tokyo rose
Herbert Nelson(età:44)
Kannikar Dowklee
Christopher Greet(età:25)

Technical staff

Jack HildyardJack Hildyard: direttore della fotografia
John W.mitchell: tecnico del suono
Malcolm ArnoldMalcolm Arnold: musiche
Donald M.ashton: scenografo
John Cox: tecnico del suono
George Partleton: truccatore
Stuart Freeborn: truccatore
Peter M. Taylor: montatore
Henry Carey: musiche
Kenneth Alford: musiche
Nat Ayer: musiche

Voices and Dubbing

Version Italia(1957)

Giorgio CapecchiGiorgio Capecchi Voice of Sessue Hayakawa
Bruno PersaBruno Persa Voice of John Boxer
Augusto MarcacciAugusto Marcacci Voice of Alec Guinness
Gianfranco BelliniGianfranco Bellini Voice of Percy Herbert
Emilio CigoliEmilio Cigoli Voice of William Holden
Massimo TurciMassimo Turci Voice of Geoffrey Horne
Dhia CristianiDhia Cristiani Voice of Ann Sears
Pino LocchiPino Locchi Voice of James Donald
Mario PisuMario Pisu Voice of Jack Hawkins
Lauro GazzoloLauro Gazzolo Voice of André Morell